'A real concern': A third of patients with Covid-19 in hospital contracted the virus while on wards, says Tánaiste
‘They didn’t come in Covid positive, they picked up Covid while in the hospital,’ said Leo Varadkar.
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‘They didn’t come in Covid positive, they picked up Covid while in the hospital,’ said Leo Varadkar.
12 patients in the hospital are confirmed to have Covid-19.
The HSE also confirmed there are 77 staff unavailable for work in Naas, either due to a positive result or because they are a close contact of a confirmed case.
A GP said one outbreak was linked to match celebrations where team members drank shots out of a championship cup.
The HPSC published its latest report on outbreaks and clusters in Ireland this morning.
The Level 3 restrictions in Donegal highlight the lack of on-the-ground co-operation along the border.
There has only been one school in which a second case was identified after an original confirmed case.
The total number of workplace outbreaks is 85, including 31 in meat processing plants.
There is a push to get pubs open next month.
The country’s education minister said there’s been an “alarming emergence of mass infections” since the start of the month.
The Taoiseach addressed the country after 6pm this evening.
There has been some confusion about the level of contact tracing at meat processing plants.
More than 1,000 cases of the virus have been reported across 20 facilities nationwide.
This number of clusters rose by ten in the space of one day, according to data from the HPSC.